Motor starter



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MOTOR STARTER Filed Feb. 10, 1926 A! happens, however,

Patented l Aug. 6 192 JAMES '1. SIBLEY, OF NEW YORK, N.

INC., 01 NEW YORK, N.

Y AssIeNoR r s. a U.

., A CORPORATION on "NEW YORK.

HOLDING COMPANY,

MOTOR STARTER.

s Application filed February My invention relates to improvements in starters for electriomotors of the impulse type in which the armature or rotor without winding is rotated in an electric field hava ing poles disposed to give impulses to the rotor. These motors are usually small light motors, and frequently the initial impulse is given to the rotor by the thumb and finger, or by other manual means. It sometimes that the motor is situated so that it cannot be conveniently reached and started by hand, and the object of myinvention is to produce a simple stating means which will give to the, rotor its initial move ment, after which it will be operated by the field as usual. A motor of this type is shown in my application for Letters Patent of the United States, Serial No, 1 5,218, filed July 22nd, 1925. My present invention is intendso ed to provide means for locating a magnet in starting relation to the rotor not the motor, so that by energizing the magnet the rotor will be started, after which it will he operated by the energy of the motor field as usual and the starting magnet can he cut out.v My invention provides a simple starting meanswhich can he used on-motors of the type referred to, whether or not the motor is accessilole to hand starting. The invention will be better understood from description which follows,

Reference is to he to the accompanyng drawings forming a of this speci-= ncation whic simi r reference characters indicate, corresponding parts in all the views,

Figure l is a perspective view showing'a motor or" the kind referred to on the windshield of a car adapted to operate the wind shield wiper.

Figure 2 is an enlarged inside elevation of the motor with the starting magnet attached, and

F1gure 3 is a diagram of the motor and magnet circuit.

\ InFigure 1 I have shown a motor 10 arranged to operate a windshield wiper 11, and in the case illustrated the motor is on the outside of the windshield so that it can not be easily reached by hand, and in such a case my improved starter is desirable,

though obviously it can be used in any application of the motor. As illustrated the 1mpulse motor'lO hasa rotor or armature 12 which is provided with pole pieces 13 rotat- 10; 1926. Serial No. 87,256.

ing in the field i l of the motor, and the circuit through the iielcl is made and broken by a circuit breaker comprising a member 15 carrying a contact 16, and a memloer 18 carrying the contact 17, the contacts being moved into touching engagement by a cam 19 on the rotor shaft. @bviously the form of circuit breaker has nothing-to do with my present invention, but the drawing illustrates the fact that if the motor stops with 1 it cannot be started the circuit is closed switch arm is turned into contact with the contact 21, the circuit will he closed from the battery A through the Wire 0;, the contact- 21 the wire a to the ground, from. the battery A through the wire 6, ti, the circuit hreaker, the wire 6, and e lield 14 to the ground, so the me or will operate as usual. If, however, the stops with the circuit open, or with the pole pieces 13 centered as in Figure 3, then oloviously no current can pass to the iield 1 the switch arm is turned momenta the contact 22. m the current will flow men from the battery A, through the wire a, the '8 and magnet 23 hack contact 22, the wire to the battery, thus closing the circuit through the magnet 23 havingpolo pieces 24. The magnet heing energized by the flow of current therethrough, a directional pull is exercised across its poles, and as the pole piece 13 of the rotor is positioned in the magnetic field thus created animpulse is imarted thereto causing the rotor to rotate. he switch arm is, however, left only in momentary connection with the contact 22, and simply for the purpose of giving the initial kick or start to the rotor 12, so that it is merely turned to the contact 22 and then its poles disback to the operating contact 21, after which the motor operates as usual.

If for any reason the rotor should not of starting works (til) be successfully started on the first attempt,

the operation can be repeated, but it will be seen that with a light motor of the kind referred to the starting is easily accomplished.

Obviously the starter can be applied to other types of impulse motors having differently arranged circuit breakers, and the circuits can be rearranged without affecting the invention, the feature of which is .to have an electromagnet disposed to pull on the rotor and give it its start when its circuit breaker is open .or when its pole pieces are not in right relation to the field 14. lit is of course desirable to have the circuit controlled by a single switch so as to simplify the operation.

this means l have found in practice that out successfully, and as the structure is very simple and does not add materially to the weight or cost of the motor, it

is well adapted for the purpose intended and can be used as a substitute for the manual starter in all cases.

If the magnet 23 is a sufliciently strong permanent magnet and is located as shown,

it will have the effect of pulling the rotor. field, and will- 12 into starting relation to its not add any appreciable load to the rotor. ll prefer the electro magnet, but the permanent magnet can be use, course the contact 22 and the connection between the magnet and the battery is eliminated;

ll claim 1. llhe combination with an electric motor of the impulse type, of an electro magnet disposed to start the rotor of the motor when it is out of startmg relation to the motor field.

2. lhe combination with an electric motor in which case of February, 1926. of the impulse type, of an electro magnet I meaoee disposed to start the rotor when its poles are out of starting relation to the motor field,

and means for select1vely energizing the turn the rotor into starting relation to the motor field, an electric circuit, and means for selectively switching the circuit to the magnet or the field of the motor.

5. The combination with an impulse electric motor having a circuit breaker in its field circuit, of an electro magnet arranged to turn the rotor into starting relation to the motor field, and means for energizing the magnet-when the circuit breaker is open;

6. The combination with an electric motor of the impulse type, of a magnet disposed with relation to the rotor of the motor so as to turn the rotor into starting relation to the motor field.

7. The combination with an electric motor of the impulse type having a circuitbreaker in its field circuit, ranged to turn the rotor into starting relation to the motor field, and means for selec-; tively energizing the circuit'of the electro magnet or the field circuit including the circuit breaker.

In testimony whereof, ll'have signed my name to this specification this 9th day of JAMES r. sister.

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